• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property; and
• Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

An industrial design is defined as any composition of lines or colours or any three-dimensional form, whether or not associated with lines or colours, provided that such composition of line or form gives a special appearance to a product of industry or handicraft and can serve as a pattern for a product of industry or handicraft.

There is provided for a six-month grace period.

Design applications are examined as to compliance with formal requirements, novelty and sufficiency of graphical representation.

An industrial design endures for an initial period of five years and may be renewed (on application) for a ten-year period, five years at a time.

Annual renewal fees are not payable, but renewal fees are payable upon filing a request for the extension of the industrial design (for a further five-year period).

There is no requirement for working the industrial design in Gambia.